[amsat-bb] Re: Party Balloon Long Duration Mission (LAUNCHED!)

[Joe]

When was the last time anyone heard the balloon?

Joe WB9SBD

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On 3/29/2012 7:43 PM, Bob Bruninga wrote:
> Balloon was released at 2330z (1930EDT) and is headed SE from Annapolis at 6
> knots.
>
> Rising very slowly. But it reached Freezing (0C) at 0020z so that should be
> about 7500'
>
> See http://aprs.org/balloons.html
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2012 4:43 PM
>
> But We notice another Device with CW on nearly the same freq.  Our dial freq
> will be 28.223 USB dial, but we hear another CW signal (Italian) down at
> 28.222 USB dial.</B>
> <P>
>
> Filling balloons now.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Balloon web page is up.  Launch hopefully by sunset from Annapolis Maryland.
>
> Start here:    http://aprs.org
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> If we are lucky, we hope to launch our 6 party-balloon long duration payload
> Thursday evening around sunset EST.    It has no APRS, just a 10m CW
> telemetry system.  We will have to locate it by signal strength and beam
> headings only.
>
> If you have APRS you can uplink your beam heading via APRS so we can see the
> DF solution maybe...
>
> More tomorrow (again, if we are lucky).  It will only be at 15,000 feet or
> so, vulnerable to weather and not so great winds...
>
> The battery could last 10 days....
>
> Bob, WB4APR
>
>
>
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